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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is to present basketball legend Bob Cousy with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in an Oval Office ceremony on Thursday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the U.S. Open, and they'll do it in their very first match.
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LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung has been indicted in New Hampshire on a charge of cocaine possession, according to court paperwork released Thursday.
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BOSTON (AP) — Brock Holt helped the Red Sox make quick work of the Kansas City Royals in a victory that was two weeks in the making.
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Though the season begins for most high school football teams either this Friday or next, a few local teams begin their season tonight.
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Gold-medal sprint contender Christian Coleman's Olympic prospects might be in jeopardy after three missed drug tests, two people familiar with the case told The Associated Press.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With his team playing on a raised basketball court in a stadium normally used for soccer and cricket, U.S. coach Gregg Popovich said he felt like he was on a movie set.
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DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. still plans to compete in the Xfinity event at Darlington Raceway on Aug. 31, despite a recent plane crash.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Needing a break, the New York Mets watched Cleveland hand it to them — Brad Hand, especially.
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A look at what's happening around the majors today:
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CHICAGO (AP) — After watching the Cubs waste a couple of leads, Kris Bryant felt a loss was almost inevitable.
The Raiders' worldwide tour gets started in the preseason when they play a "home" exhibition against Green Bay in Canada.
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Former North Alabama men’s basketball coach Bobby Champagne will help coach the Florence High girls basketball team this season as an assistant for new head coach Will Copeland.
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TUSCALOOSA — Tuesday’s preseason practice brought a rare but welcomed sight from Alabama’s defensive line grouping, when all three of expected first-team linemen — senior end Raekwon Davis, freshman tackle D.J. Dale and junior end LaBryan Ray — went through drills together for the first time…
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